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Photo: The wax figure of deceased former DPRK leader Kim Jong-il made by the Great Men Waxwork Museum in China is displayed at a send-off ceremony in Beijing on Tuesday. The waxwork is set to be unveiled in the DPRK to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. The ceremony was held by the museum and the International Department of the CPC Central Committee.

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Blog: In 1980, the Chinese government issued Foreign Exchange Certificates for use by non-Chinese citizens. These certificates were distinctly different in appearance and gave their lucky holders access to imported goods. Blogger JMTrim recalled his awkwardness living in the "two-currency system" as he tried to get his currency exchanged into RMB on the black market.

(China Daily USA 07/11/2013 page3)